quickness

quick

Q0028800 (kwĭk)adj. quick·er, quick·est 1. Moving or functioning rapidly and energetically; speedy: an animal that is quick enough to escape most predators.2. Learning, thinking, or understanding with speed and dexterity; bright: a quick mind.3. a. Perceiving or responding with speed and sensitivity; keen: quick reflexes.b. Reacting immediately and sharply: a quick temper.4. a. Occurring, achieved, or acquired in a relatively brief period of time: a quick rise through the ranks; a quick profit.b. Done or occurring immediately: a quick inspection. See Synonyms at fast¹.5. Tending to react hastily: quick to find fault.6. Archaic a. Alive.b. Pregnant.n.1. Sensitive or raw exposed flesh, as under the fingernails.2. The most personal and sensitive aspect of the emotions: The remark cut her to the quick.3. The living: the quick and the dead.4. The vital core; the essence: got to the quick of the matter.adv. quicker, quickest Quickly; promptly.

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[Middle English, alive, lively, quick, from Old English cwicu, alive; see g^wei- in Indo-European roots.]

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quick′ly adv.quick′ness n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	quickness - skillful performance or ability without difficulty; "his quick adeptness was a product of good design"; "he was famous for his facility as an archer"adeptness, adroitness, deftness, facilityskillfulness - the state of being cognitively skillfultouch - deftness in handling matters; "he has a master's touch"dexterity, manual dexterity, sleight - adroitness in using the hands
	2.	quickness - intelligence as revealed by an ability to give correct responses without delaymental quickness, quick-wittednessintelligence - the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience
	3.	quickness - a rate that is rapidcelerity, rapidity, rapidness, speedinesspace, rate - the relative speed of progress or change; "he lived at a fast pace"; "he works at a great rate"; "the pace of events accelerated"fleetness - rapidity of movement; "fleetness of foot"immediateness, instancy, instantaneousness, immediacy - the quickness of action or occurrence; "the immediacy of their response"; "the instancy of modern communication"expeditiousness, despatch, dispatch, expedition - the property of being prompt and efficient; "it was done with dispatch"promptitude, promptness - the characteristic of doing things without delay

quickness

noun1. Rapidness of movement or activity:celerity, dispatch, expedition, expeditiousness, fleetness, haste, hurry, hustle, rapidity, rapidness, speed, speediness, swiftness.2. The quality or state of being mentally agile:agileness, agility, dexterity, dexterousness, nimbleness.

Translations

快速

quick

(kwik) adjective1. done, said, finished etc in a short time. a quick trip into town. 快的，短暫的 快的2. moving, or able to move, with speed. He's a very quick walker; I made a grab at the dog, but it was too quick for me. 快速的 快速的3. doing something, able to do something, or done, without delay; prompt; lively. He is always quick to help; a quick answer; He's very quick at arithmetic. 敏捷的，伶俐的 敏捷的，伶俐的 adverb quickly. quick-frozen food. 快速地 快速地ˈquickly adverb 快速地 快速地ˈquicken verb to make or become quicker. He quickened his pace. 加快 加快ˈquickness noun 快速 快速ˈquicklime noun lime which has not been mixed with water. 生石灰 生石灰ˈquicksands noun plural (an area of) loose, wet sand that sucks in anyone or anything that stands on it. 流沙［區］ 流沙（区） ˈquicksilver noun mercury. 水銀 水银ˌquick-ˈtempered adjective easily made angry. 易怒的 易怒的ˌquick-ˈwitted adjective thinking very quickly. a quick-witted policeman. 機智的 机智的ˌquick-ˈwittedly adverb 機智地 机智地ˌquick-ˈwittedness noun 機智 机智